Improvement in saw-frames



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM HANKIN, OF WILLIAMSBURG, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO HIM- SELF AND WM.HENRY HANKIN, OF SAME PLACE.

IMPROVEMENT IN SAW-FRAMES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 104,847, dated June 28,1870.

To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, WILLIAM HANKIN, of Williamsburg, in the county ot'Kings and State of New York, have invented a new and linproved Buck-Sawand I do hereby declare that the following is a lull, clear, andexactdescription thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art tomake and use the same, reference being had to the accompany ingdrawings,forming part ot' this specitication.

Figure l represents a side view, partly in section, ot' my improvedbuck-saw. a horizontal section ot' the same.

Similar letters ot reference indicate corresponding parts.

The invention relates to a new brace for buck-saws, and has for itsobject to simplify the constructionof' said brace and still permit theadjustment ofthe saw-Iranie.

The invention consists in constructing the said brace with forkedendsand doublearched edges ot' a single piece of wood or other material,thereby producing an entirely reliable and inexpensive article.

A in the drawings represents the frame of the buck-saw. B is the saw, Othe cord, and

D the brace. The brace is made with forked en ds, and hasits upper andlower edges curved orerched in opposite directions, as is clearly Havingthus described myinvention, I claim as new an d desire to secure byLetters Paten t- The rigid double-forked brace D, formed in one piece,having convex shoulders atb and ltenons at a to allow the frame to rockon the saine, as set forth.

The above specification ot' my invention signed by me this 13th day ot'April, 1870.

VILLIAM HANKIN. Witnesses:

GEO. W. MABEE, L. S. MABEE.

